Telefônica Brasil TV accesses up 9.7% in 2015

Thursday, February 25th, 2016
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TV accesses totaled 1.8 million in 4Q15, 9.7% up y-o-y, with strong growth in premium accesses (IPTV and interactive DTH)

SAO PAULO — Telefônica Brasil (Bovespa: VIVT3 [Common Shares] / VIVT4 [Preferred Shares]; NYSE: VIV), announces its consolidated results for the 4Q15 and 2015. In 2015, Vivo consolidated its leadership in the key segments with solid growth in revenue and EBITDA.

Pay TV accesses climbed 9.7% y-o-y, to 1,788 thousand subscribers in 4Q15, with 158 thousand net additions in 2015. Telefônica’s market share came to 9.4% in December, 1.0 p.p. more than in the previous year. TV ARPU increased by 7.3% y-o-y, influenced by the higher growth in premium TV accesses, including IPTV and interactive DTH with Full HD packages.

Fixed Line Business Operating Performance (Thousands)

          4Q15   3Q15     ∆%   4Q14     ∆%
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Pay TV   1,788  1,829  (2.3)  1,629    9.7